"What?" Is The Question Of The Day

River smiled and let Serenity talk to Chris as she searched through her bag, moving it around in an attempt to find her second memory card for the camera. During her search, she did not realize a worn and torn leather bound book fall out and tumble to the floor.

"There it is," She said as she finally found the little memory card. Grabbing her camera, she switched out the card with the one currently in it. "So, Max, why did you take on this tutoring job? You don't seem all that interested in doing it."

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Kent froze in place at her words and grimaced. His thoughts instantly went to his own father, the memory of last night still fresh in his mind. Touching at his cheek just below the black eye, he sighed and went to the passenger side of the car.

Getting in, he sat there silently for a long time and stared out the window. "My dad..." He finally answered her when it almost seemed as if he wouldn't. The last time he had spoken about it, no one believed him. No one ever believed the bad boy, after all.

And then his mind went to what Tamara had said about her own father, a frown forming on his face as he looked at her. "What do you mean by things?" He asked. "Don't tell me..."

Kent had a feeling he knew exactly what she meant.